Our Story

Founders Ruth and Julian have worked as senior leaders in schools, colleges and local authorities for over 30 years. They understand how hard it is to find the right support, at the right time and at the right cost to meet the growing emotional needs of children and young people. They wanted to support a stretched system, to provide a UK-wide directory of professionals to address the mental health and well-being of the next generation.

Why we created TAC Access

As time-served education professionals, we know first-hand the pressures you face in providing support to meet the needs of your community. You need to know that wherever you turn to for support there are experts you can trust. People who have managed the same challenges that you have.

We believe that all children and young people have a basic human right to receive the specialist support that they need to succeed in life. We bridge this support gap by enabling direct links between commissioners and professionals, uniting the Team Around the Client as rapidly and cost-effectively as possible.

Supporting the next generation

In 2020 the founders joined forces with two IT specialists to form TAC Access, with a searchable UK-wide directory at its heart. The aim is to connect professionals directly with those who support children and young people, including parents and carers and education, health, and social care professionals.  We firmly believe that all the money you invest in professional support should be used to buy the expertise needed to support the next generation. 

Supporting professionals

Professionals who offer their services through us should get a fair rate for the support that they deliver. That’s why our business model is based on professional membership to TAC Access, not agency fees, and we don’t take a penny in any of the fees paid to our support professionals.

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“TAC Access is an exciting and powerful tool aiming to help get the best support to those young people and adults that need it the most. The tool is an excellent innovation for schools and colleges, helping them to find the right support for their students; be that counselling, speech therapy, mentoring, any sort other type of intervention to best meet the needs of the individual.”
Andrew Green
Andrew GreenCEO Chichester College Group
“TAC Access is an exciting innovation with its beginnings in West Sussex but one which I believe has national significance in how counselling services are engaged and delivered to the education sector.”
Andrew Griffith
Andrew Griffith MP for Arundel and the South Downs
“With TAC I could work through my worries quickly and effectively and it didn’t impact my studies whatsoever.”
Kate, Student 18+West Sussex school referral
“We found the notion of our child needing additional help very upsetting, and the world of support confusing and overwhelming. But from the moment I spoke to you, I just knew that we had found the right person to help us navigate through this challenging time. The professional you provided was wonderful; insightful and kind. Nothing was ever too much trouble. We so appreciate you signposting us to the next steps on our journey. It has been clear to us, from the start, that you have our son’s best interests’ at heart.”
Sarah & DavidParents
"We are happy to be supporting the key work that TAC Access are doing. It is imperative that schools have a clear access point to engage counsellors who are trained to support children and young people."
Jyles Robillard-Day
Jyles Robillard-DayCEO
"We are delighted to be working collaboratively with TAC Access. It safeguards children and young people ensuring access to the best counsellors. All at the click of a button"
Jo Holmes
Jo HolmesChildren, Young People and Families Lead
“Horsham District Council supported and partly funded the development of our website by a LEAP Small Business Grant.”
Horsham District Council
“The Naval Children’s Charity is delighted to be working with TAC Access on this important new work. The benefit to us as a Charity, our children and young people and their families, and the schools and professionals that work with them will be of extraordinary value. To have a way of accessing CYP-specific services e.g. counselling support that the children and families can have autonomy of choice over will be of immeasurable help to them."
Naval Children's Charithy
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